“Police spending more time on the beat”

THE new neighbourhood policing system introduced last July has resulted in police officers spending more time in Culcheth and Glazebury.
This assurance was given by local police commander Chief Inspector Peter Shaw when he met with members of Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council, in company with Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer.
The new system had caused considerable controversy in Culcheth and elsewhere with claims that police officers and PCSOs were spending time travelling back and to for headquarters briefing sessions when they had previously been “on the beat”.
But Mr Dwyer (pictured) and Chief Insp Shaw said they believed the new system would improve the police service to the people of Cheshire generally.
The system had been introduced in July and was reviewed in November.
It would continue to be reviewed this year.
They answered questions from councillors and residents about how the new service impacted on the local area.
After the meeting, councillors Paul Campbell and Keith Bland issued a joint statement in which they praised the information given by the police which, they said, would greatly help councillors answer any concerns residents might have about the service they were getting from the police.
“We were happy to hear the Commissioner confirm that Risley Police Station will not be closing and that it was his intention to spread out the use of local police posts such as the one we now have at the Scout Centre in Culcheth.
“We were also happy to have the Chief Inspector confirm that recent data showed that officers were now spending more time in our villages since the new system had been put in place. This is great news for the residents of Culcheth and Glazebury and we fully support the great efforts being put in by the men and women of Cheshire Constabulary on our behalf.”